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County Championship: live

Follow news, views and updates from our team of cricket writers around the country. We have Jonathan Liew at Kent v Durham, Graham Clutton at Somerset v Yorkshire and Paul Bolton at Warwickshire v Lancashire.

James Anderson has arrived at Edgbaston and is doing some loosening up exercises in the nets on the building site of the ground.

But he is unlikely to be bowling today even though Warwickshire were dismissed for 113, 241 in arrears.

Lancashire captain Glen Chapple was the main destroyer with five for 27 but he decided not tpo enforce the follow-on which should allow Anderson a bit more time to recover from his jetlag.

Neil Carter, who made 69 not out, reached double figures in a remarkable Warwickshire first innings which produced their lowest total at Edgbaston in four years.

The burly left-hander was struck a painful blow on the left ear when he ducked into a short ball from Sajid Mahmood and play was halted for five minutes while he received treatment in the middle.

Carter batted on with a blood-stained sweater and gauze attached to his ear with a swath of sticking plaster.

It didn’t stop him from reaching a 53-ball half century with a pulled six off Chapple and from finishing with nine fours and two sixes from 77 balls.

13.10 from Paul Bolton at Warwickshire v Lancashire

Lancashire might not need James Anderson after all. The England seamer is en route from Gatwick but Glen Chapple and Sajid Mahmood have reduced Warwickshire to 39 for six at lunch.

They were 22 for six at one stage and it would have been seven had Stephen Moore not dropped Tim Ambrose at second slip.

Well though Chapple and Mahmood bowled, Warwickshire contributed to their own downfall with a ripe assortment of loose shots, the worst of them from Jim Troughton who drove at one he should have left alone and thick edged to first slip.

Jonathan Trott’s attempt to score runs in his last championship match before the first Test ended in disappointment when he fenced at one from Mahmood that left him to give him his fifth single figure score in eight innings.

Ian Bell also sold his wicket cheaply, forcing Chapple off the back foot straight to Ashwell Prince at gully.

11.45 from Graham Clutton at Somerset v Yorkshire

Just counting my coppers and wondering if I might have enough to purchase one of the splendid flats overlooking the rather picturesque County Ground in Taunton.

Hold on, what does the advert say? ‘One bedroom apartments from £209,950’

Surely not. Well, having checked through the binoculars, I was right. To buy a Pegasus apartment (www.pegasus-homes.co.uk) you will need to part with some serious cash.

Having said that, if you can stretch to that sum, then what better pastime could there be than opening the French windows, pouring a long cold pint of cider and sitting, comfortably on the balcony watching the likes of Marcus Trescothick and Craig Kieswetter sending the ball to all four corners.

As we speak there is just one gentleman enjoying the view (give me a wave if you are on-line) and three more who are re-arranging the garden furniture before settling down to what promises to be a decent day’s cricket.

Yorkshire, resuming on 296-4, have lost Anthony McGrath (73) this morning and look in a spot of bother against the excellent bowling of Ben Phillips.

11.20 from Paul Bolton at Warwickshire v Lancashire

Lancashire are still awaiting the arrival of James Anderson who is due to touch down at Gatwick Airport around now on his return from the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean.

He will be driven up to Edgbaston by car which should mean mid-afternoon arrival in Birmingham.

Lancashire were talking optimistically last night about Anderson playing some part in today’s proceedings but that obviously depends on how fresh he is feeling after his long flight.

They will be in the field when Anderson arrives as Warwickshire have already picked up Lancashire’s ninth wicket this morning, Sajid Mahmood LBW propping forward to Imran Tahir.

First sighting this morning of Warwickshire twelfth man Naqaash Tahir who must have been on and off the pitch 30 times yesterday. Naqaash reckoned that had he been fitted with a pedometer he would he easily clocked up 20 miles.